Drugs

202 ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Harrison’s Manual of Medicine 202 ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS Bibliography Adverse drug reactions are among the most frequent problems encountered clinically and represent a common cause for hospitalization. They occur most frequent in pts receiving multiple drugs and are caused by 1. Errors in self-administration of prescribed drugs (quite common in the […]

200 ALCOHOLISM Harrison’s Manual of Medicine 200 ALCOHOLISM Clinical Features Laboratory Findings Bibliography Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are defined by the regular and excessive use of alcohol with concomitant social, occupational, and/or physical problems; alcohol is associated with half of all traffic fatalities and half of all homicides. In alcohol dependence, the regular use of […]

199 PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS Harrison’s Manual of Medicine 199 PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS General Principles of Use Antidepressants Anxiolytics Antipsychotic Medications Mood-Stabilizing Agents Bibliography Four major classes of psychiatric medications are commonly used in adults: (1) antidepressants, (2) anxiolytics, (3) antipsychotics, and (4) mood stabilizing agents. Nonpsychiatric physicians should become familiar with one or two drugs in each […]